Greg Barr

Janis Joplin at 70: What Might Have Been?

Janis Joplin would have been 70 years old on Saturday, which means it's been more than 40 years since she died. But even today Joplin's name is practically a household word, thanks to one of the most powerful, emotional, expressive voices in rock history. Of course Joplin was one of the original '6 ... More >>

Lonesome Onry and Mean: Best In Texas and Pat Green's "Grownup" New Album

As anyone with half a clue knows, Best in Texas magazine is little more than a low-rent People, an open public-relations channel for Texas music performers and labels with the bucks to sit at the table. About the only difference between People and BiT is that, instead of Britney Spears or Tom Cr ... More >>

Streaking Comets

Our WNBA squad preps for a playoff run

Gravity Games

Future racing stars gun it at the Greater Houston Soapbox Derby

Fun with Guns

Have a blast at the Lone Star Shoot

Beer Run

Brew up some support at the Shiner Beer B.A.S.H.

Beach Balls

Kick it soccer-style at Galveston's Fiesta de Agua

Mullet Over

Roll over to the Rolling Thunder Monster Truck Challenge

Boobs, Balls and Beer

Check out what's brewing for Super Sunday

Sampling Sonatas

OrchestraX scratches out a performance with MystiQuintet

Remember the Titans

Down about the Texans? At least this ain't Tennessee

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Hog Heaven

Get your motor running at the Lone Star Biker Rally

Just Cruisin' Along

Rent a Segway and roll down the seawall

Taking It to the Streets

The Bayou City becomes an urban adventure

Letters

Wax Fantastic

Electro-phenom DJ Keoki spins by Numbers

Wheels of Fortune

Ball Bangers

The North Houston Bocce Club keeps on rolling

Mini Cooperstown

Swing by the All-Star FanFest

A Real Doll

It ain't easy being a sexy rocker

Three Chicks from dos chicas

Envy the Cockroach looks inside a women's prison

Beyond Borders

Alabama Thunderpussy roars with countrified rock

Rage in a Cage

Back to School

Big Daddy Kane and friends revisit the era of the flattop

Canadian Invasion

SXSW heaps sloppy seconds on Houston

Creature Comforts

Moody Gardens offers what most camps are missing: air conditioning

Parading Poodles

Family pets and beloved tykes take to the streets of Galveston

So You Wanna Be an Actor?

Here's a chance for your big break

Ride On, Baby

The Lipizzaner Stallions soar through an equine ballet

Drop Everything

"Funk Jazz Fridays" get rolling at Cafe Brasil

Oh, Say Can You See

The Star Spangles regurgitate the best of a punky rock stew

Oh, Won't You Stay

ZZ Top brings down the curtain at a venerable venue

Just Like Winter

Ice skating glides outside at Moody Gardens

Star Blazers

Stuffed animals ignite more than the crowd at this event

Dead Can Dance

And so can you on Día de los Muertos at Mango's Cantina

Letters

Caribbean Cabaret

Lose yourself under the tiki lights

Festivus Maximus

The Austin City Limits Music Festival's got a roster that won't quit

Wet World

Texas Master Naturalists give kids a peek at life in the gulf

Fight Night

Bones crunch this weekend at the Verizon

Sand and Sweat

Hard-bodied volleyball players face off in Galveston

Up, Up and Away

Little Johnny will love the Ballunar Liftoff Festival

Midnight Moving

Slap a light on your bike and take off into the night

Caribbean Vacation

Storyteller Edwin Negrón tells stories from other lands

Family Circus

The Greatest Show on Earth stops in H-town

Scar Wars

Austin's Vallejo performs at Whiskey Blues

People-Watchin'

The Westheimer Street Fest returns to its rightful home

Aged Peppers

Flea and company prove they can keep it together

Line in the Sand

Squeezed by new development on Galveston's west end, fishermen are trying to hang on to an honored Texas tradition: driving on the beach